Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-18

1t will give great offense." he said,
" and you know what that means.
u do and l am sorry fo- ii. But |
must draw the line somewhere.
q But why draw il here? Royal favor
covers a multitude of sins. Besides, how
do you know that there are any sins In this
case which require coveringY
" ! will tell you what | know, and you
shall Judge for yourself" And with that
Lady Gertrude, after exacting promise of
secrecy, told Mr. Jones what she had heard
about the American beauty. The reYela-
ton caused him much amusement.
Might / ask you, Lady Gertrude" he
said, where you heard this? ] should
like to verify it. 1t might be useful"
Her LaGyship gave the name of her in
formant aud Mr. Jones departed.
Lady Gertrude's little party came of, but
no royal parsonage was present. The fact
could not but excite remark. and when
CHEERS of a similar character were soon af-
terward observed the truth was quickly ap-
parent that Lady Gertrude Haughton was
in disgrace. Her Ladyship put the best
face she could upon her fall. Put not
your trust in Princes, " she observed, with
a sweet smile. 81 hope that when thenew
favorite comes to be suspended she will ac-
cept her fate with as much philosophy as l
do"
AT first it was a great blow to Mrs.
1 Blackie Tanner to discover that she had
been weighed in Lady Gertrude's scales
and found wanting. She had set her heart
on reaching the Elysian Fields which lie
opposite st. James Palace, and she had
reckoned on Lady Gertrude for a passport
thither. She soon found, however, that
she need give herself no uneasiness on this
score. The thing came to pass without any
effort on her part. Ii seemed to arrange it.
self. All that happened was that one even
ing she went to the house OF a great lady
who had called upon her day or two pre-
viously, and by and by, without any word
OF warning, she found herself being pre-
scented TO the autocrat of English society
After that she had nothing TO do but bask
in the sunshine of the royal favor, and
look down blissfully upon Lady Gertrude
Haughton and Mrs. Grundy in every other
form.
She remained on her pinnacle during
| the rest of the season. and through the
ensuing autumn and winter. when the
elite of British society competed keenlv for
the honor of her beautiful presence among
them.
In this state of things early in Mrs. Tan
ner's second season in London, Mr.. Christie
Jones called upon Lady Gertrude Taught
on, and after waiting for an opportunity of
speaking to her in private requested that
he might be allowed to secure her a seat
on the occasion OF the forthcoming royal
! visit to the Wild West show at the Amer
lean Exhibition.
have particular reason for asking
he said, and | want you to occupy place
near the royal box"
Lady Gertrude demurred to this, saving
that she felt no interest in the show, and
that If she went she would rather be in
any other locality than that indicated.
:" 1t is not the show want you to see,"
said Mr.. Jones. The fact is, have a
little surprise in store for the visitors which
l am very anxious you should witness. If
you will allow me, / will secure place
from which you will be able to see all that
passes in the royal box, and yet not show
yourself until the moment arrives"
1t sounds very mysterious" said Lady
Gertrude. What is going to happen
cannot say for certain. 1t may not
come off; but if it does, promise you
shall be repaid for going, unless Lady
Gertrude Haughton is even more superior
to the minor weaknesses of her sex than
have hitherto supposed"
Her Ladyship was, at any rate, not proof
against this, and therefore gave gracious
consent, leaving Mr.. Jones TO make the ar
rangement lie proposed.
On the appointed day she betook herself
to the exhibition, aud found that she had
been provided with seats possessing all the
advantages which Mr.. Jones had men
toned, and within earshot of the royal box.
She had scarcely taken her seat when the
royal party entered, and she was soon in
formed by her companions that Mrs.
Blackie Tanner was among the little group
OF celebrities. 1t was noticeable, however,
that the American beauty, instead of tax
ing up the prominent position usually as
signed to her, seated herself in the back
ground, where she was quite out of sight of
the public
The performance passed off without a
hitch, and the denizens of the Wild West
evoked the utmost enthusiasm in the
breasts of the British public. Towards the
end of the entertainment Mr. Christie Jones
was observed to confer with the Prince, and
then leave the royal box. A few minutes
later he put his head into Lady Gertrude's
box, and whispered, Some of the Wild
Westerns are going to be presented to the
Prince. It's all right. Now watch p
At the same moment the COWBOYS struck
up " God Bless the Prince OF Wales" and
the audience all rose and crened forward
to see what was going on.
Here comes Buffalo Bill" whispered
one of the younger ladies with Lady Ger
trude. g Isn't he handsomel Look Lady
Gertrude, the Prince is shaking hands with
him."
Lady Gertrude followed the general ex-
! ample, and moved to the front OF her box.
As she did so she caught the eve of Mrs.
Blackie Tanner. and perceived that that
lady had also changed her seat, in order to
make way for the Americans. who were
being introduced at the back of the roval
box. Mrs. Tanner now sat in the front
She held her fan before her face, however
and looked somewhat pale and worried
and strangely Indifferent to the proceed
! ings.
Buffalo Bill was succeeded by one or two
of the other heroes of the show, aud then
followed curious group. Dogs Nose, the
great Pawnee brave, with the eagles
plume upon his head, the war-paint fresh
upon his cheek, and the picturesque gar
ment of his race folded gracefully across
his shoulder, stepped proudly into the
royal presence, perfect type of the noble
savage. Beside him was q less imposing
/ figure, who might have passed for the
noble savage's poor relation-an elderly
red man with unkempt hair and bloodshot
| eyes, whose blanket was thing to shudder
at, and whose eountenance looked not
wholly innocent Of the iire-water of the
/ pale face. IL the background stood an I'M
/ pISpoS>SSSllB Olu s4lhW, several degrees
dirtier than the poor relation. and bent
nearly double with age. She was. in fact.
! the mother of Dogs Nose, and she had de-
| termined to witness the historical meeting
between her son and his COUSIN, the pale
chief
The brief ceremony over there was a mo-
ment's pause while the old sduaw addressed
few words in an excited tone to the men
who conferred together. Then the Pawnes
chief, in fairly good English, asked If he
might crave favor of his cousin. The
affable chief o. the pale faces having given
gracious assent the Pawnee explained
! that 1t was the desire of their eyes TO behold
/ the features Of the radiant pale face daugh-
/ ter who sat in the corner ofthe box. Upon
Mrs. Biaclie Tanners attention being called
10 this request, she disdainfully lowered
the corner OF her fan, still partly avert
! ing her head.
The effect was electrical Obvious TO
the royal presence, the two Pawnees bound
ed into the air with war whoop which
rang through the building.
Rosalie, our sisterp cried Dogs Nose.
as he landed on his feet
Resale, my wife r. cried the poor rela-
ton, adding in the same breath, " Potosus-
quituckissipi,," the Pawnee equivalent for
Thunder and turf
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